[sdiy] 25 chips that shock the world! Your top game changers?

[Magnus Danielson]

On 03/03/2012 03:09 AM, KD KD wrote:
> Dont know if this has been noted earlier but anyway, from 2009 but
> quite interesting.
>
> http://spectrum.ieee.org/static/25chips
>
> It's difficult to rank chips, they all play significant roles in given times.
> But for a dedicated audio/synth list i would pick OTA, then CEM's.
> But for the all time greatest i would pick the Cmos 555 any Op amp
> the OTA , and the 6502, Z80 or so.
>
> But the biggest game changers are probably boring chips like ADSL or
> Modem or some internet routing switch chip, chips none cares or hear about!

The first Ethernet chips and the 68000 (or what variant) that powered 
the original Cisco router where the game-changers.

The 68k family stayed in the Cisco routers all the way up to 7000 as I 
recall it, but then they migrated to MIPS as I recall it. The 4700 and 
7513 where MIPS if I recall things correctly. Lost track of it since.

Cheers,
Magnus